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- 'Pregnant man' expecting a second child
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 07:17 PM -0800
The "pregnant man" who gave birth to a daughter earlier this year says he is expecting a second child.
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- 'Pregnant man' expecting a second child
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 07:17 PM -0800
The "pregnant man" who gave birth to a daughter earlier this year says he is expecting a second child.
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- Dangerous bacteria on increase: expert
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 04:56 PM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - A dangerous, drug-resistant bacterium normally found in soil and water is on the increase in hospitals worldwide, an infectious disease expert warned on Tuesday.
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- Dangerous bacteria on increase: expert
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 04:56 PM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - A dangerous, drug-resistant bacterium normally found in soil and water is on the increase in hospitals worldwide, an infectious disease expert warned on Tuesday.
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- W. Virginia town shrugs at being fattest city
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 04:02 PM -0800
Nearly half the adults in metropolitan Huntington, W.Va., are obese — an astounding percentage, far bigger than the average in a country with a well-known weight problem.[more]
- Medicare wants limits for weight loss surgery
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 03:12 PM -0800
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medicare, the U.S. government's largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously...[more]
- Too little sleep tied to increased cancer risk
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 02:42 PM -0800
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regular exercise can reduce a woman's risk of cancer, but the benefits may slip away if she gets too little sleep, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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- Sacs released by tumors may help defeat cancer
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 02:35 PM -0800
Tiny sacs released from tumor cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumor, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, U.S. researchers said.[more]
- Gulf War illness is real, report finds
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 02:35 PM -0800
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A report released on Monday concluded that Gulf War syndrome is a legitimate illness suffered by more than 175,000 U.S. war veterans who were exposed to chemical toxins in...[more]
- Cancer drugs halt type 1 diabetes in mice
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-17-2008 02:33 PM -0800
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two popular leukemia drugs, Gleevec and Sutent, kept lab mice from developing type 1 diabetes and put 80 percent of diabetic mice in remission, an international team said on...[more]
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